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Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security By Jennifer Wood, BenoA®t Dupont
2006 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 0521850924 | PDF | 2 MB
The promotion of security is no longer a state monopoly. It is dispersed and takes place through the practices of states, corporations, non-governmental actors and community-based organizations. But what do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in this pluralized field of delivery? Are democratic values being advanced and protected, or threatened and compromised? Wood and Dupont bring together a team of renowned scholars to shed light on our understanding of the arrangements for contemporary security governance. Offering a 'friendly dialogue' between those who argue that democratic transformation rests in the development of strong state institutions and those who propose a more de-centered agenda, the scholars in this volume bring cutting-edge theoretical analyses to bear on empirical examples. This volume will appeal to researchers in the fields of criminology, political science, sociology and security studies.

Democracy's Privileged Few: Legislative Privilege and Democratic Norms in the British and American Constitutions By Josh Chafetz
2007 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0300113250 | PDF | 1 MB
This book is the first to compare the freedoms and protections of members of the United States Congress with those of Britain's Parliament. Placing legislative privilege in historical context, Josh Chafetz explores how and why legislators in Britain and America have been granted special privileges in five areas: jurisdictional conflicts between the courts and the legislative houses, freedom of speech, freedom from civil arrest, contested elections, and the disciplinary powers of the houses.Legislative privilege is a crucial component of the relationship between a representative body and the other participants in government, including the people. In recounting and analyzing the remarkable story of how parliamentary government emerged and evolved in Britain and how it crossed the Atlantic, Chafetz illuminates a variety of important constitutional issues, including the separation of powers, the nature of representation, and the difference between written and unwritten constitutionalism. This book will inspire in readers a much greater appreciation for the rise and triumph of democracy.

Lawrence R. Jacobs, "Democracy under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History"
English | ISBN: 0190877243 | 2022 | 288 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Donald Trump's presidency offered Americans a dire warning regarding the vulnerabilities in their democracy, but the threat is broader and deeper-and looms still.

Democracy in the Courts (International and Comparative Criminal Justice) By Marijke Malsch
2009 | 245 Pages | ISBN: 0754674053 | PDF | 1 MB
This work examines lay participation in the administration of justice and how it reflects certain democratic principles. An international comparative perspective is taken for exploring how lay people are involved in the trial of criminal cases in European countries and how this impacts on their perspectives of the national legal systems. Comparisons between countries are made regarding how and to what extent lay participation takes place. The relation between lay participation and the legal system's legitimacy is analyzed. The book presents the results of interviews with both professional judges and lay participants in a number of European countries regarding their views on the involvement of lay people in the legal system. The ways in which judges and lay people interact while trying cases are explored. The characteristics of both professional and lay judging of cases are examined.

Democracy in Turkey: The Impact of EU Political Conditionality (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics) By Ali Resul Usul
2010 | 244 Pages | ISBN: 0415566983 | PDF | 1 MB
This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality, the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations. Arguing that Turkey became vulnerable to the European conditionality when it applied for membership in 1987, he shows how the political reforms demanded of Turkey were not fully carried out as the EU had not in essence accepted Turkey as an official candidate during this period. The EU has started to exert real 'active leverage' since Turkey was declared an official candidate in 1999, and the author explores how these conditions have exerted a positive influence on democratic consolidation in Turkey. However, its effectiveness in this regard has diminished to a significant extent due to a number of problems that have continued to remain central in EU-Turkey relations. This comprehensive analysis of Turkey-EU political relations and democratization places the case of Turkey within an international context. As such, it will be of interest not only to those studying Turkish politics, government and democracy, but anyone working in the area of international relations and the EU.

Democracy in Ten Questions by Sofia Näsström
English | November 24, 2025 | ISBN: 303211716X | 104 pages | Epub, PDF | 3.32 Mb
In an age of rising authoritarianism, political polarization, and democratic backsliding, Democracy in Ten Questions offers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of the enduring debates over the value of democracy. This concise yet comprehensive book introduces key issues, including what democracy means, why it is desirable, who the people are, whether populism is democratic and the role a constitution plays. Written by a leading voice in contemporary democratic theory, Democracy in Ten Questions provides readers with tools for engaging in more profound conversations on democracy and invites them to see it as an ongoing, evolving project. It helps readers of all levels navigate different democratic ideals and practices, enabling them to make better judgments about the democracies in which they live. A short book on democracy, rich with literature and real-life examples.

Christopher H. Achen, "Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government "
English | ISBN: 0691178240 | 2017 | 424 pages | MOBI | 2 MB
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic―and what we can do about it

Democracy and Myth in Russia and Eastern Europe (Basees Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies) By Alexander Woll:
2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 041542822X | PDF | 3 MB
In the absence of democratic state institutions, eastern European countries were considered to possess only myths of democracy. Working on the premise that democracy is not only an institutional arrangement but also a civilisational project, this book argues that mythical narratives help understanding the emergence of democracy without 'democrats'. Examining different national traditions as well as pre-communist and communist narratives, myths are seen as politically fabricated 'programmes of truth' that form and sustain the political imagination. Appearing as cultural, literary, or historical resources, myths amount to ideology in narrative form, which actors use in political struggles for the sake of achieving social compliance and loyalty with the authority of new political forms. Drawing on a wide range of case studies including Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, this book argues that narratives about the past are not simply 'legacies' of former regimes but have actively shaped representations and meanings of democracy in the region. Taking different theoretical and methodological approaches, the power of myth is explored for issues such as leadership, collective identity-formation, literary representation of heroic figures, cultural symbolism in performative art as well as on the constitution of legitimacy and civic identity in post-communist democracies.

Demis Hassabis - Gehirn, Maschine, Zukunft
Deutsch | 29. September 2025 | ASIN: B0FTGJZBVY | 108 Seiten | EPUB (True) | 240.84 KB
Demis Hassabis gehört zu den faszinierendsten Denkern unserer Zeit. Als Gründer von DeepMind hat er nicht nur mit AlphaGo Geschichte geschrieben, sondern auch die Debatte über die Zukunft der Künstlichen Intelligenz in Bewegung gesetzt. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie ein einzelner Visionär mit seinem Team den Versuch unternimmt, die Prinzipien des menschlichen Gehirns zu entschlüsseln - und daraus Maschinen zu bauen, die lernen, denken und möglicherweise eines Tages bewusst handeln. Doch worin liegt die eigentliche Vision von Hassabis? Er verbindet seine Leidenschaft für Neurowissenschaften mit der Kraft des maschinellen Lernens. Sein Ziel ist nicht nur technologische Dominanz, sondern ein tieferes Verständnis dafür, wie Intelligenz überhaupt entsteht. Das Gehirn, sagt er, ist die mächtigste Inspirationsquelle für die Entwicklung von KI-Systemen. Wer verstehen will, wie Maschinen die Welt verändern werden, muss zuerst begreifen, wie der menschliche Geist funktioniert. Dieses Buch zeichnet die Geschichte von DeepMind nach: vom unscheinbaren Start-up in London bis hin zum Milliardenkauf durch Google. Es erzählt, wie AlphaGo die besten Go-Spieler der Welt besiegte, warum das nicht bloß ein Spiel war, sondern ein Meilenstein für die gesamte KI-Forschung, und wie sich daraus neue Möglichkeiten für Wissenschaft, Medizin und Gesellschaft eröffnen. Gleichzeitig geht es um die großen Fragen: Wird Künstliche Intelligenz jemals ein Bewusstsein entwickeln? Droht eine Superintelligenz, die den Menschen überflügelt? Oder sind es vor allem Chancen, die uns bevorstehen - von der Heilung schwerer Krankheiten bis zur Lösung globaler Krisen? Hassabis ist überzeugt, dass die Verschmelzung von Gehirn und Maschine nicht nur möglich, sondern unvermeidlich ist. "Demis Hassabis - Gehirn, Maschine, Zukunft" ist mehr als eine Biografie. Es ist eine Einladung, die Schnittstelle von Neurowissenschaft, Technologie und Philosophie zu erkunden. Der Leser erhält Einblicke in die Gedankenwelt eines Mannes, der unsere Zukunft mitgestaltet - und erfährt, warum sein radikaler Materialismus ebenso Hoffnung wie Sorge auslöst. Wer sich für Künstliche Intelligenz, Bewusstsein, Ethik oder die Zukunft der Menschheit interessiert, findet hier ein Buch, das Orientierung bietet und zum Nachdenken anregt. Die Reise von Hassabis zeigt: Die Zukunft ist kein fernes Science-Fiction-Szenario - sie beginnt hier und jetzt. Und sie wird davon abhängen, wie wir als Gesellschaft die Macht der Maschinen verstehen und lenken.

Demagogue: The Fight to Save Democracy from Its Worst Enemies By Michael Signer
2009 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0230606245 | PDF | 2 MB
A demagogue is a tyrant who owes his initial rise to the democratic support of the masses. Huey Long, Hugo Chavez, and Moqtada al-Sadr are all clear examples of this dangerous byproduct of democracy.Demagogue takes a long view of the fight to defend democracy from within, from the brutal general Cleon in ancient Athens, the demagogues who plagued the bloody French Revolution, George W. Bush's na?ve democratic experiment in Iraq, and beyond. This compelling narrative weaves stories about some of history's most fascinating figures, including Adolf Hitler, Senator Joe McCarthy, and General Douglas Macarthur, and explains how humanity's urge for liberty can give rise to dark forces that threaten that very freedom.To find the solution to democracy's demagogue problem, the book delves into the stories of four great thinkers who all personally struggled with democracy--Plato, Alexis de Tocqueville, Leo Strauss, and Hannah Arendt.